Station 18

Chapel of Our Lady of Rosario de Guasá.

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We are 180 meters underground, in the chapel of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Guasá. At this point, 1,500 drops of salt, accompanied by white and blue LED lights, hang towards us thanks to the zipaquiño artist Carlos Penagos who donated this extraordinary lamp that marks the image of the flower of the region’s tree: the seven leathers.

In this part, where the deposit of explosives used in the exploitation of salt was located, this chapel was built to offer and ratify the faith of the miners and their devotion to the Virgen del Rosario, or Virgen de Guasá, affectionately called by the miners like “La Morenita”. The miners have always placed altars in action of faith, and from there was born the idea of building this underground temple, La Catedral de Sal.

Finally, we find the Altar to the Divine Child, which was not defined in the initial construction plans of the Salt Cathedral. It was carved into the rock by the mining engineer Jorge Enrique Castelblanco and located in this part in order to render thanksgiving to the Divine Child Jesus. Mass is celebrated here every Sunday at noon.

Note: Leaving the chapel on your left, you will find the nave of the birth.
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Station 18

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